Medical Malpractice and Cancer
Chicago Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawyer

The medical profession has made great strides in its ability to detect and treat cancer. When I see people at my medical malpractice law office who want to bring a cancer-related medical malpractice lawsuit, it’s usually because:

• Their doctor did not take their complaints seriously enough to do a thorough and timely examination.
• Their medical tests, biopsy, or x-rays were misinterpreted and, despite continuing physical complaints, their doctor did not re-examine or retest.
• Their doctor did not have a good understanding of proper treatment for their type of cancer, did not take the time to consult a specialist, and did not provide appropriate treatment.

Cancer is a tough illness to face down. You’re in a fight for your life. When the medical professionals you count on fail to act, they MUST be held accountable.

If you are looking for a dedicated cancer malpractice attorney to help you bring your case to court, contact my office. I have handled a number of cases for failure to detect cancer, cancer misdiagnosis, and improper treatment. Your doctor may not have consulted the leading experts in the field, but I can assure you that I do.

I have achieved successful financial settlements in cases of even very rare forms of cancer because I was able to determine that doctors did not make the effort to understand the medical facts and the treatment options it required.

Sadly, many of the cancer malpractice cases I’ve handled are for the benefit of family members left behind. If your family member died from improper diagnosis or incomplete surgery, contact me to talk about your legal options.

Settlement: $800,000

My client was the father of two children. He had had a mole surgically removed from his neck 7 years before he came to me. It fit the description of cancer: changed color, ragged edges. The pathologist who looked at the biopsy said it was not cancer. Years later a mole reappeared in the same location. My client went to the doctor, who again removed it and sent it to a pathologist for review. This time it was correctly diagnosed as skin cancer (melanoma). The new pathologist reviewed the old slide and determined it had also been cancerous. Because the pathologist failed to diagnose the cancer, and the physician did not remove an additional 2 centimeters of skin around the initial mole, my client had a recurrence of cancer, which spread to his brain and led to his premature death.

Settlement: $500,000

My client was a 37-year-old woman who found a breast lump, consulted her doctor and had a mammogram, which came back negative. She said her doctor told her the lump was due to fibrocystic changes. Her doctor said he advised a biopsy, but his office records indicated a recheck in 6-12 months. My client sought a second opinion and had another mammogram, which again came back negative. Her new doctor ordered a biopsy, which showed a cancerous tumor. She had a mastectomy and chemotherapy but the cancer had already spread to her spine. Our lawsuit charged that the initial doctor had improperly relied upon a negative mammogram, had not recommended appropriate diagnostic procedures, and follow-up. This settlement came shortly before trial. My client, a mother of two teenage daughters, later died of her disease.

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Chicago cancer misdiagnosis lawyer Marion Morawicz provides legal services to injured people throughout the Chicagoland area, including Cook, Lake, DeKalb, McHenry, Kane, Winnebago, Kendall and Will Counties, and cities of Chicago, Rockford, Waukegan, Palatine, Crystal Lake, Oak Brook, Bedford Park, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Naperville, Aurora, Wheaton, Schaumburg, Elgin, Batavia, Barrington Hills, Lake Forest, Winnetka, Evanston, Arlington Heights, and Lincolnwood.